Safety is at the heart of protecting our healthcare workforce, which means being safe from all forms of physical, psychological and emotional harm while at work. We believe a renewed and expanded definition of care team safety is needed to restore trust, recruit and retain individuals to healing professions, enable care to be provided with the greatest skill and humanity, and ensure the wellbeing of every person working in healthcare.
We’re committed to advancing the three pillars of care team safety to support a thriving healthcare workforce.
1. Invest in processes and technologies that reduce emotional and cognitive burdens on team members and restore human connection to the healthcare experience.
2. Create practices and policies that advance open communication between team members and leaders so people feel safe to speak up, bringing their full selves to work.
3. Provide resources to assess and support team members’ emotional, social and spiritual health, and alleviating the stigma and deterrents to seek support.
4. Uphold a culture of respect and trust as core components of safety, promoting organizational policies and practices that advance dignity, inclusion and belonging for all people.
5. Implement a zero-tolerance program regarding workplace violence, both physical and verbal, whether from team members, patients, families or community members.
6. Ensure that all healthcare organizations can procure and provide evidence-based personal protective equipment, technology, tools and processes that team members need to do their jobs safely and care for patients.
Join the Heart of Safety Coalition, a growing community of leaders, learners and advocates working to advance a new definition of care team safety.
By signing up for a free Coalition membership:
Bridget Duffy, MD
Founding Partner
CEO Coalition
Robert Garrett, FACHE
CEO
Hackensack Meridian Health
Andrea Walsh, JD
President and CEO
HealthPartners
Wright Lassiter, MHA
Former President and CEO
Henry Ford Health System
Marc Harrison, MD
Former President and CEO
Intermountain Healthcare
Anne Klibanski, MD
President and CEO
Mass General Brigham
Rod Hochman, MD
Former President and CEO
Providence
Laura Kaiser, FACHE
President and CEO
SSM Health
Johnese Spisso, MPA
CEO
UCLA Hospital System
Susan Ehrlich, MD, MPP
CEO
Zuckerberg San Francisco General
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